Creative Habits Podcast

There are so many unique and interesting customs that different cultures incorporate into their marriage ceremony. Tune in to learn the unique and fascinating wedding traditions celebrated around the world.

Being a successful artist can mean different things to different people, as success in the art world is highly subjective and multifaceted. Here are some common aspects that contribute to being a successful artist: 1. **Recognition and Fame:** Some artists measure success by achieving widespread recognition and fame for their work. This can include having their art displayed in prestigious galleri...

Shaïna M. Caceres-Doliny (they/them) is a queer, non-binary, Haitian-American artist and designer from Miami, FL currently based in Greensboro, NC. They are professional creative who is passionate about intentional art, design, and the power of the imaginative process. With a Bachelor of Arts degree from Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in Milan, Italy, they entered the art & design industry in 2...

Our Trip to London Part 2

Lionel Frazier White III is a Washington D.C native, arts educator, and interdisciplinary conceptual artist they work in painting, drawing, wood sculpture, installation, and mixed media collage. White’s work explores themes of forced and coerced labor and its effect on family pathology, erasure, displacement, reassertion, and gentrification. White holds a Bachelor in Fine Arts from The George Wash...

Our Experience in London 

His name is Swahili and comes from East Africa in Kenya. Omari (Oh-Ma-Ree) means the highest, mountaintop and close to God, Ajamu (Ah-Jah-Moo) means he who fights for what he wants, Ajanaku (Ah-Jah-Na-Koo) means free and wealthy people. Omari is a husband and father of three children; Aiyanna, Bashiri and Israel. He was born in Chicago, IL and grew up in Langston/Guthrie, OK.&n...

Dejah Greene is a semi self taught photographer from Prince George’s County, Maryland. She has been shooting for 10 years. Dejah finds the beauty in simplicity as well as showcasing the beauty of black culture and the realities of mental illness.  Dejah is currently taking photography bookings.  Please email at dejahgreene@gmail.com. Website https://www.dejahgreenephotos.com/ Instagram @...

Nami Oshiro is an artist based in the DC-Metro area. She makes drawings, paintings, and comics. Her work plays with everyday absurdities experienced by people with unique relationships with societal constructs like race and gender. Viewers have described her art as "trippy," "unsettling," "nihilistic," and "very upsetting to my friend Daniel." ​ She was born to Okinawan parents in California, was...

Intro During the conquest of Africa under European rule in the 1800s artifacts from non-western nations were under the wrongful control and ownership of their colonizers. Recently, there has been a demand for all artifacts housed in museums to return to their place of origin. Many artifacts in Western museums and libraries are believed to have been seized over the ages by conquest and colonialism....

Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Keyonna graduated from St. John’s College High School in 2006 and started her collegiate career as a student of Psychology at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C. In search of a more challenging path, she transferred to Philip Merrill’s College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, College Park where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Broad...

The great replacement" is a conspiracy theory that states that nonwhite individuals are being brought into the United States and other Western countries to "replace" white voters to achieve a political agenda. White supremacists argue that the influx of immigrants, people of color more specifically, will lead to the extinction of the white race. The "great replacement" theory is sometimes seen in...

Elaisha Hilliard is a fine artist located in Detroit, Michigan.  Her favorite medium is paint.  Paint is her most preferred medium. "You can communicate so much with it," she adds. "A brushstroke, a texture, as well as a color can tell you a lot about an artist's emotions." Elaisha began with acrylics because they were the cheapest and most accessible medium, but as she became more serio...

ALL ABOUT CASS Cassandra Marin owns several companies one of which happens to be a wellness company by the name of Rawsource Kitchen. where she focuses on educating the community about different nutritional facts fruits and veggies have to offer and how a fast every once in a while can affect the body in a good way. Living in the real world When I graduated college over 10 years ago I was certain...

Topic: virtual and augmented reality Augmented reality (AR) is becoming more common in social media. After Snapchat pioneered it, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and TikTok have launched their lenses, filters, and effects. In the process, AR is showing its value not only for branding and entertainment but also for commerce. You can thank augmented reality for a quick filter to tweak your appearanc...

Jean Robert Edouard jr, however I am better known by my alias “O’Skoo”. I am an aspiring artist with a passion to showcase my talents as well as motivate other young individuals to explore their own creative and artistic side. They type of artwork that I identify with the most is Visual Art. This specified art form has allowed me to express myself through drawing, painting, fashion/jewelry design,...

No specific topic, we're just having conversations and play a good game of "would you rather"

Kofi Shepsu is a jazz drummer residing in NYC

Some of the most impressive buildings and cities ever made by humans can be found in Africa: the ruined city of Great Zimbabwe, Mapungubwe in South Africa, Kenya’s Gedi Ruins, and Meroe in Sudan. Perhaps the most awe-inspiring of these is the last remaining of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Great Pyramid of Giza, in Egypt. It should come as no surprise. As far back as 3.3 million year...

Tekiah Jones is a native Washingtonian, attending Howard University for college and earning a BFA in Fashion design and color theory. After graduating and becoming a mother the same year, she became a certified paralegal to maintain her household. In the 2020 pandemic, Jones experienced the uncertainty and stress of a desk job and chose to put her design skills to use. She spent over a year develo...

What's up Village!! Today we have the pleasure of speaking with Nick Butler - Animator Nick Butler is a multimedia artist with a bachelor’s in computer science and a master’s in visual effects and animation. Nick is also the creator of Turtledust media. Turtledust Media is a black-owned and operated studio that focuses on developing and creating black illustrated and animated content. Their missio...

Transactional Relationships (Introduction) Are most of our relationships with one another transactional? What are the positive or negative implications of transactional relationships?

Hey Family, today we have the pleasure of speaking with Marquis M. Lupton the creator of The Cultured Professional (TCP) Network. (TCP) aims to share the stories and voices of marginalized people and groups and to keep an underrepresented population educated on the happenings in their backyard. We do this by providing information, inspiration, and entertainment from the people directly t...

Have you ever asked yourself, Why is this so familiar? Didn’t this already happen, how did i experience this again when I think it already happened? "Déjà vu" is a common intuitive experience that has happened to many of us. The expression is derived from the French, meaning " already seen ." it seems to spark our memory of a place we have already been, a person we have already seen, or an act we...

Starting Sunday, April 10th, the National Gallery of Art invites the public to witness Afro-Atlantic Histories . Prior to the official opening, The hosts of Creative Habits Podcast were invited to view the exhibition during an exclusive press preview. Phil and Indigo were afforded the opportunity to interview Stephen Nelson, the dean of the Center for Advanced Studies in Visual Arts, and the Natio...